Kukla's Korner Hockey

The proudest possession of a National Hockey League player is a Stanley Cup ring, usually awarded to a player who was part of a team's Stanley Cup triumph.
What is not known is that, for all his efforts as a defenceman for the Red Wings and centre for the Leafs, Red Kelly has only two Stanley Cup rings.
"I was on four Stanley Cup-winning teams with Detroit and four with the Maple Leafs," Kelly said. "In Detroit (under the late manager Jolly Jack Adams) they didn't hand the players Stanley Cup rings. So, George Gee and another 5-6 players decided to buy the rings themselves...."